R&D Technician (Contractor)

Visby Medical • San Jose, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Visby Medical is an ambitious, well-funded late-stage biotech startup. Driven by a belief that infectious disease diagnosis should be quick, accurate, and accessible to all, Visby has developed the world’s first single-use PCR platform that disrupts the traditional model and redefines the way infectious disease is tested and treated. This role requires onsite work Monday through Friday, with no remote or hybrid option. This would be a 3-month contract with the possibility of extension. The R&D Technician will support the Engineering team in the development and testing of disposable medical diagnostic devices. With engineering guidance, this candidate will characterize and develop engineering and product requirements. The candidate will have excellent attention to detail, be capable of performing manual operations accurately and repeatably, and enjoy working in a fast pace and dynamic product development environment.

Requirements

• Minimum High School graduate with AS in a technical field.
• Minimum of 4 years of related experience in medical device industry.
• Excellent hands-on assembly skills, including soldering of electronic components.
• Capable of operating basic machine shop equipment: lath and mill.
• Problem solving and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow instructions and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, while maintaining highly ethical standard of behavior.
• Willingness to learn new methods and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Assemble test units, diagnose and document assembly and test issues.
• Participate in failure and root cause analysis of mechanical assemblies.
• Execute re-work and inspection of components and assemblies.
• Assemble and trouble-shoot fixtures used for manufacture of components and assembles.
• Hands-on transfer of processes to manufacturing and operations team.
• Maintain an orderly and clean work area, equipment and materials.
• Use of basic machine shop equipment such as mill and lath to modify product and test fixtures per engineering direction.
• Use of leak test equipment to measure pressuring holding capability of sub-assemblies.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree